Overview
- His spokesman, who updated his status Monday, said doctors treated a severe pneumonia and took him off a ventilator as he began breathing on his own.
- Giuliani remains in a Florida hospital in critical but stable condition, according to his spokesman and multiple U.S. outlets.
- The spokesman linked the illness to a restrictive airway disease attributed to 9/11 dust exposure, a condition that can worsen respiratory infections and initially required mechanical ventilation.
- President Trump reacted on Truth Social, praising Giuliani as a “warrior” and defending him while calling the development “so sad.”
- The hospitalization follows years of legal and financial troubles, including a 2023 defamation verdict, loss of his law license in 2024, insolvency moves, and serious injuries from an August 2025 car crash.